Max Velthuijs

Frog and the Birdsong

  • Frog and the Birdsong

  • One autumn day Frog discovers a blackbird lying motionless in the grass. Worried, he asks his friends what can be the matter. Very gently and simply, then animals begin to understand the meaning of death and the beauty of life in this moving story.

Frog and a Very Special Day
Frog and a Very Special Day
Max Velthuijs
Frog and the Stranger
Frog and the Stranger
Max Velthuijs
Frog in Love
Frog in Love
Max Velthuijs
Frog is a Hero
Frog is a Hero
Max Velthuijs
Frog in Winter
Frog in Winter
Max Velthuijs
Frog is Frightened
Frog is Frightened
Max Velthuijs
Frog is Frog
Frog is Frog
Max Velthuijs

Frog

8 Books

Born in The Hague in 1923, Max Velthuijs is now considered to have been one of Holland's most important creators of children's books, alongside Dick Bruna. Max won many awards, including the highly prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2004. He died in 2005, aged 81.

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